2022 Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (1.1), Spain
42nd edition: February 12, 2022
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Fortuna - Puerto de Cartagena, 183.2 km
Alessandro Covi has time to sit up and enjoy his win with his teammate Matteo Trentin coming in second.
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Weather at the finish city of Cartagena at 2:35 PM, local time: 16C, partly cloudy, with the wind from the east at 8 mph. No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from winner Alessandro Covi's UAE Team Emirates.
Alessandro Covi took a special first professional victory as he broke away inside 5km to go to win solo at the Vuelta Murcia classic in Spain today.
The 23 year old talent played his cards perfectly with a well-timed attack just as his teaammate Brandon McNulty came back into the fold.
McNulty formed part of the days main breakaway and the in-form American eventually went solo with a gap of 30 seconds over the top of the final climb with 25km to go.
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The chasing bunch was too strong but UAE Team Emirates played its tactics well with a counter attack from Covi which would never be brought back as he threw his arms in the air.
Matteo Trentin topped-off the dream team performance to take 2nd place.
This marks the third victory of the season for UAE Team Emirates, with the Tour of Oman and Vuelta Almeria to come on Sunday.
Covi: “We had a plan from the start that Trentin would stay for the sprint and I would attack if Brandon was brought back. I managed to arrive alone for my first win in the pro ranks and I’m very very happy.
"It was a hard last 5km but when I could sense the victory I was able to push hard and go full gas for the win. Trentin did well to take second and McNulty also put in an amazing ride. I’m really happy with all the team and the staff, I owe a lot to them.”
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Complete results:
183.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.995 km/hr
| 1 | COVI, ALESSANDRO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 4hr 34min 50sec |
| 2 | TRENTIN, MATTEO | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | @1sec |
| 3 | LOUVEL, MATIS | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 4 | KOCH, JONAS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 5 | VLIEGEN, LOÏC | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 6 | AULAR , ORLUIS | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 7 | BARGUIL, WARREN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 8 | FERASSE, THIBAULT | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
| 9 | EZQUERRA, JESUS | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 10 | TIZZA, MARCO | BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES | s.t. |
| 11 | HERRADA, JESUS | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 12 | GOOSSENS, KOBE | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 13 | FORTUNATO, LORENZO | EOLO-KOMETA | 0:04" |
| 14 | STEINHAUSER, GEORG | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
| 15 | LASTRA , JONATHAN | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 16 | WANDAHL, FREDERIK | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0:05" |
| 17 | ARDILA, ANDRES | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 18 | HINDLEY, JAI | BORA-HANSGROHE | 0:27" |
| 19 | GUERNALEC, THIBAULT | ARKEA-SAMSIC | 0:34" |
| 20 | BRAET, VITO | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | 0:55" |
| 21 | APERS, RUBEN | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 22 | ALBANESE, VINCENZO | EOLO-KOMETA | s.t. |
| 23 | LIVYNS, ARJEN | BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES | s.t. |
| 24 | KANTER, MAX | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 25 | BAKELANTS, JAN | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 26 | MERTZ, REMY | BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES | s.t. |
| 27 | LÜHRS, LUIS-JOE | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 28 | QUINN, SEAN | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
| 29 | BERCKMOES, JENNO | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 30 | KING, BENJAMIN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 31 | HIVERT, JONATHAN | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
| 32 | ADRIA, ROGER | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 33 | GARCÍA, RAÚL | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 34 | ISASA, XABIER | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 35 | POLITT, NILS | BORA-HANSGROHE | s.t. |
| 36 | VERRE, ALESSANDRO | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 37 | BASSETT, STEPHEN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 38 | NATAROV, YURIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 39 | RESTREPO, JHONATAN | DRONE HOPPER-ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 40 | GUGLIELMI, SIMON | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 41 | GIRMAY, BINIAM | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 42 | LAENGEN, VEGARD STAKE | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | s.t. |
| 43 | CONSONNI, SIMONE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 44 | SAMITIER, SERGIO | MOVISTAR | 1'00" |
| 45 | LOPEZ, MIGUEL | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 1'07" |
| 46 | LAZKANO, OIER | MOVISTAR | 1'47" |
| 47 | MCNULTY, BRANDON | UAE TEAM EMIRATES | 3'06" |
| 48 | BALLESTEROS, MIGUEL | ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA | 3'47" |
| 49 | ARMSTRONG, THOMAS | ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA | s.t. |
| 50 | HERRADA, JOSE | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 51 | VERWILST, AARON | SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | s.t. |
| 52 | DELACROIX, THEO | INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT | s.t. |
| 53 | GAVAZZI, FRANCESCO | EOLO-KOMETA | s.t. |
| 54 | PEYSKENS, DIMITRI | BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES | s.t. |
| 55 | AGIRRE, JON | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 56 | ARRIETA, IGOR | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 57 | VAN HAUTEGEM, LEANDER | BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES | s.t. |
| 58 | GONZÁLEZ, ABNER | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 59 | BARCELO, FERNANDO | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 60 | CUADRADO, UNAI | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 61 | MANNION, GAVIN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 62 | MERCHAN, DIDIER | DRONE HOPPER-ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | 6'15" |
| 63 | PALZER, ANTON | BORA-HANSGROHE | 6'34" |
| 64 | GAUTIER, CYRIL | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
| 65 | MORENO, ADRIA | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 66 | MOLLY, KENNY | BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES | 6'35" |
| 67 | OKAMIKA, ANDER | BURGOS-BH | 7'00" |
| 68 | HAGA, CHAD | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 69 | ESTELRICH, MATEU | ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA | s.t. |
| 70 | MAESTRI, MIRCO | EOLO-KOMETA | s.t. |
| 71 | MUÑOZ, DANIEL | DRONE HOPPER-ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 72 | CHRISTIAN, MARK | EOLO-KOMETA | 8'57" |
| 73 | LEDANOIS, KEVIN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 74 | LAGREE, ADRIEN | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
| 75 | AZPARREN, MIKEL | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 76 | SOTO, ANTONIO | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 77 | MARTINELLI, DAVIDE | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 78 | ETXEBARRIA, ASIER | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 79 | HOYOS, DANIEL | ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA | s.t. |
| 80 | LAURANCE, AXEL | B&B HOTELS-KTM | s.t. |
| 81 | RIOU, ALAN | ARKEA-SAMSIC | s.t. |
| 82 | WALLAYS, JELLE | COFIDIS | 10'22" |
| 83 | RODRIGUES, ANDRÉ | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 84 | RANGEL, VINICIUS | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 85 | CEPEDA, JEFFERSON | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 86 | ARAIZ, SERGIO | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 87 | BROWN, NATHAN | HUMAN POWERED HEALTH | s.t. |
| 88 | FEDOROV, YEVGENIY | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | 13'39" |
| 89 | GARCIA, JHOJAN | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 90 | GRUZDEV, DMITRIY | ASTANA PRO TEAM | s.t. |
| 91 | CUADROS, ALVARO | CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | s.t. |
| 92 | ALONSO, PABLO | ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA | 15'30" |
| 93 | CANTON, ISAAC | MANUELA FUNDACION | s.t. |
| 94 | VAN DEN BERG, MARIJN | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
| 95 | PÉREZ-LANDALUCE, EDUARDO | MANUELA FUNDACION | s.t. |
| 96 | MADRAZ, ANGEL | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 97 | NAKANE, HIDETO | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
| 98 | NOVIKOV, SAVVA | EQUIPO KERN PHARMA | s.t. |
| 99 | JIMÉNEZ, DANIEL | MANUELA FUNDACION | s.t. |
| 100 | HERNAIZ, VICENTE | MANUELA FUNDACION | s.t. |
| 101 | BALLARIN, IKER | EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI | s.t. |
| 102 | HOYOS, JUAN | ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA | s.t. |
| 103 | NURLYHASSYM, NURBERGEN | ASTANA QAZAQSTAN | s.t. |
| 104 | JURADO, MARCOS | ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA | s.t. |
| 105 | BOHLI, TOM | COFIDIS | s.t. |
| 106 | DECLERCK, JELLE | BINGOAL-PAUWELS SAUCES | s.t. |
| 107 | ROJAS, BRANDON | DRONE HOPPER-ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 108 | PONOMAR, ANDRI | DRONE HOPPER-ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | s.t. |
| 109 | LOPEZ-COZAR, ANTONIO | BURGOS-BH | s.t. |
| 110 | ERVITI, IMANOL | MOVISTAR | s.t. |
| 111 | HEALY, BEN | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
| 112 | VAN DEN BERG, JULIUS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
| 113 | SCULLY, THOMAS | EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST | s.t. |
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